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MAKI 20-09 (NAGANO)

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About the project

MAKI 20-09 (NAGANO)

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

This project has been organized together with Maki Farm of Kyodo Gakusha (KG) since 2007. KG is an NPO running 5 organic farming communities in Japan where people with various backgrounds such as mentally disadvantaged, those who want to learn agriculture, etc. to change our society from competitive to cooperative. Maki Farm has 5-10 members and is located in a very isolated area (no access for cars and people have to walk 4 km in the mountains), so once it became an abandoned village in the 1970s. Tateya (NICE-LI-TT) is one branch of KG.

💼 What the programme involves

Volunteers will help their organic farming (weeding in rice and vegetable fields, planting vegetables, taking care of goats and hens, etc.) and also carry the things from the town, renovate the trails, help their housework, etc. Be ready to work for quite a long time (05:30-18:00 with some brakes) and tough.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Building a straw roof (traditional house in Japan) in the farm, cooking as a group by turn (Vegetarian is possible if it s prepared by volunteer self.)

📍 About the location

Location: In the deep mountain. Very isolated, but beautiful village near the Northern Japan Alps. About 900 meters above sea level. Something remained here that most of Japanese areas have lost in modernization.Other activities: Sightseeing, short trips (hot springs, famous places here). Trekking.

ℹ️ Additional information

Participation fee: 12,000 yen per one month (6,000 yen from the 4th month).Term: If you want to participate in dates other than the above (either shorter or longer), please choose your start/end date among the following seminar dates.[ 09-10 May. / 25-26 Jul. / 23-24 Sep. /18 Dec.

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📅 Available sessions

NICE-20-1014A

14/10/2020 → 25/10/2020

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NICE-24L-MK07

01/06/2023 → 25/08/2024

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NICE-20-0218B

18/02/2020 → 25/02/2020

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NICE-20-V0519A

19/05/2020 → 23/05/2023

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NICE-20-V0526A

26/05/2020 → 30/05/2023

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NICE-20-V0602A

02/06/2020 → 06/06/2023

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NICE-20-V0616A

16/06/2020 → 20/06/2023

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NICE-20-V0623A

23/06/2020 → 27/06/2023

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NICE-LI-MK20-05

09/05/2020 → 26/07/2023

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NICE-LI-MK20-07

25/07/2020 → 24/09/2023

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NICE-LI-MK20-09

23/09/2020 → 01/11/2023

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NICE-MakiAUTO-EXT

01/01/2023 → 31/12/2023

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NICE-LI-MK 18-5

20/09/2018 → 14/12/2018

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NICE-24L-MK01

20/04/2024 → 02/06/2024

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NICE-LI-MK 18-1

06/04/2018 → 01/07/2018

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NICE-LI-MK 19-05

11/05/2019 → 28/07/2019

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NICE-LI-MK 19-07

27/07/2019 → 20/09/2019

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NICE-24L-MK02

20/04/2024 → 14/07/2024

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NICE-17-122

18/10/2017 → 29/10/2017

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NICE-LI-MK 19-05

11/05/2019 → 04/08/2019

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NICE-LI-MK 18-6

26/10/2018 → 14/12/2018

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NICE-18-09221

22/09/2018 → 29/09/2018

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NICE-LI-MK 18-3

29/06/2018 → 22/09/2018

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NICE-23L-MK

01/04/2023 → 25/12/2023

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NICE-23L-MK01

08/04/2023 → 02/07/2023

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NICE-23L-MK02

08/04/2023 → 24/09/2023

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NICE-23L-MK03

08/04/2023 → 17/12/2023

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NICE-23L-MK04

01/07/2023 → 24/09/2023

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NICE-23L-MK06

23/09/2023 → 17/12/2023

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NICE-24L-MK12

13/07/2024 → 17/11/2024

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NICE-24L-MK13

24/08/2024 → 06/10/2024

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NICE-23L-MKAUTO-EXT

26/12/2023 → 19/09/2024

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NICE-23L-MK03AUTO-EXT

18/12/2023 → 27/08/2024

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NICE-24L-MK11

13/07/2024 → 06/10/2024

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NICE-24L-MK06

01/06/2023 → 14/07/2024

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NICE-24S-0605A

05/06/2024 → 16/06/2024

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NICE-19-1016A

16/10/2019 → 27/10/2019

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NICE-24L-MK10

13/07/2024 → 25/08/2024

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NICE-LI-MK 19-08

03/08/2019 → 20/09/2019

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NICE-Maki

01/01/2022 → 31/12/2022

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NICE-23S-0115A

15/01/2023 → 21/01/2023

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NICE-20-0820B

20/08/2020 → 26/08/2020

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NICE-LI-MK 18-2

11/05/2018 → 05/08/2018

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NICE-18-10171

17/10/2018 → 28/10/2018

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NICE-Nagano 1

29/06/2022 → 10/07/2022

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NICE-20-0728A

28/07/2020 → 04/08/2020

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NICE-19-03071

07/03/2019 → 17/03/2019

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NICE-24V-0115A

15/01/2024 → 19/01/2024

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NICE-LI-MK 18-4

03/08/2018 → 22/09/2018

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NICE-19-05221

22/05/2019 → 02/06/2019

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NICE-24L-MK09

01/06/2023 → 17/11/2024

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NICE-LI-MK 19-09

19/09/2019 → 13/12/2019

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NICE-24L-MK15

05/10/2023 → 17/11/2024

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NICE-MakiAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT

31/12/2024 → 30/12/2025

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NICE-18-05231

23/05/2018 → 03/06/2018

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

18000.00 JPY ≈ 102 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

16573 Nakatsuchi, Otari, Kitaazumi District, Nagano 399-9511, Japan

Japan

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Japan Yen (JPY / ¥)

Exchange rate

1 JPY = 0.005641 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Japan Standard Time

Local time: 21:40 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Japanese